dedicateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈded.ɪ.keɪt/us/ˈded.ə.keɪt/dedicate verb [ T ] (GIVE TIME/ENERGY)
C1 to give all of your energy, time, etc.:
He has dedicated his life to scientific research.
The new president said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the sick and the homeless.
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- He dedicated his poetry to the glory of God.
- The record is dedicated to her mother, who died recently.
- He dedicated his life to freeing the world from famine and disease.
- The war memorial was dedicated to both Jews and Gentiles.
- If you are in the area, you should dedicate at least a day to seeing the city.
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Giving oneself
- devote sth to sth/sb
- give your life to sth idiom
- life
dedicate verb [ T ] (BOOK, ETC.)
C2 If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone, you publicly say that it is in that person's honour:
The book is dedicated to the author's husband.
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Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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dedicate verb [ T ] (BUILDING)
formal When a building, especially a religious building, is dedicated, there is a ceremony at which it is formally opened for use and its particular purpose is stated:
The church was dedicated on 1 March 1805 to the local Saint Jude.
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Ceremonies
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- commemorate
- commencement
- induction
- initiate
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- MC
- nuptials
- officiate
- pageant
- salute
- solemnize
- speech day
- state occasion
- swearing-in
- the red carpet
- troop
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Religious ceremonies & prayers